"Empowering students to take ownership of their environment through education is one of the most rewarding aspects of teaching. The Eco-Schools programme has not only transformed our school grounds but has also inspired a new generation of environmentally conscious leaders."
"When we instill genuine passion and character in our students, our environmental voice grows stronger. It's challenging but possible with perseverance and dedication."
"I am deeply honored and grateful for this recognition. I am thrilled to have the opportunity to contribute to the environmental education community and to inspire my students to become passionate advocates for sustainability."
"Eco-Schools is at the heart of our school. We want every child to leave Damers with climate awareness and the impact they can have on local, national and global environmental topics making a real difference for everyone. All our sustainability work is integrated into our curriculum and there is a real enthusiasm across the school to work towards being Carbon Zero. Working with our local community has been essential to our success. Whether it is the community supporting us, like the community garden volunteers, local Garden Centre or us helping the community."
"The fate of the Earth is in our own hands. Therefore, with our very own hands, our work, our ideas, and our imagination - we should start an immediate action to save the Earth! With your own steps, with your own touch, your every breath and your heart - make your planet more beautiful.
You CAN and you know HOW!
Let us respect and live in harmony with nature. The Earth will be grateful to us and so will our future generations!"
"The Eco-Schools programme has empowered our students to take active roles in combating climate change and protecting our environment!"
"The main challenge for teachers is to generate empathy in students in every way, for that we must innovate our teaching dynamics and connect with their interests."
"It is an illusion that people destroy nature. People do not destroy nature, they destroy their own habitat. Children should be taught at an early age to protect their own habitat. This is not a choice, it is an obligation. I will continue to contribute to this struggle with nature-based projects."
"Waste generation is inevitable. Proper waste management saves the environment. I am committed to instilling in my students' proper habitual environmental practices, especially managing plastic waste for safe haven for the future generations. Our lives depend on a safe and healthy environment. Safe and healthy environment is a panacea to a healthy living."
"Education is a lifelong journey of learning that calls for continuous innovation and exploration to fully integrate with the rhythm of life. If I cannot take my students to see the world, I will bring the world to them."
"I believe in the capacity, creativity and innovation of our students in order to create solutions for the environmental crisis we are facing in Veracruz, so I feel this award is a recognition of the path we work together."
"I think that the preschool period is a magical time in human life where development and rapid and permanent behavioral changes occur. I know that the education provided during this period will be fundamental in raising planet-protective individuals, and I continue to raise students with this principle."
"Environmental education should be considered an educational priority, we can positively influence to form communities that transform and transcend the care of our environments."
"Empower students to lead in sustainability through knowledge, action, and critical thinking. By fostering a deep connection with the environment, I inspire them to become lifelong stewards and responsible global citizens."
"Sowing seeds of change as an educator and project coordinator, I inspire sustainable lifestyles. It's never too little to care and do our share."
"We enjoyed every activity we did in our eco school activities with our students. I am proud to be a FEE teacher."
"Only by continuously connecting students with nature, increasing knowledge, improving skills and developing awareness and attitudes we can achieve a developmental type of environmental education for a sustainable future."